Population, ages 12-17, male in Syria

Syria: Population, ages 12-17, male was 1.44 million in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
1.44 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
50th
of 191 countries
All-time high
1.44 million
in 2015
All-time low
959,897
in 1990
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Population, ages 12-17, male in Syria, 1990–2015

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1990200220151990: 959.9k1991: 1.0M1992: 1.0M1993: 1.1M1994: 1.1M1995: 1.2M1996: 1.2M1997: 1.3M1998: 1.3M1999: 1.3M2000: 1.4M2001: 1.4M2002: 1.4M2003: 1.4M2004: 1.4M2005: 1.4M2006: 1.4M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.3M2009: 1.4M2010: 1.4M2011: 1.4M2012: 1.4M2013: 1.4M2014: 1.4M2015: 1.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).

Analysis

In 2015, population, ages 12-17, male in Syria stood at 1.44 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population, ages 12-17, male in Syria peaked at 1.44 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 959,897, in 1990.

Syria ranks 50th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Population, ages 12-17, male in Syria, year by year

Annual values for Population, ages 12-17, male in Syria, 1990 to 2015.
Year Value Change
1990 959,897 —
1991 1.00 million +4.5%
1992 1.05 million +4.6%
1993 1.10 million +4.5%
1994 1.14 million +4.2%
1995 1.19 million +3.9%
1996 1.23 million +3.5%
1997 1.27 million +3.2%
1998 1.30 million +2.7%
1999 1.33 million +2.2%
2000 1.35 million +1.5%
2001 1.36 million +0.9%
2002 1.37 million +0.3%
2003 1.37 million -0.1%
2004 1.36 million -0.3%
2005 1.36 million -0.3%
2006 1.36 million -0.3%
2007 1.35 million -0.3%
2008 1.35 million -0.2%
2009 1.35 million +0.1%
2010 1.35 million +0.3%
2011 1.36 million +0.7%
2012 1.38 million +1.0%
2013 1.39 million +1.2%
2014 1.41 million +1.4%
2015 1.44 million +1.6%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 1.44 million is above the median for low income countries, which is 1.22 million, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 1.44 million is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 436,771, 3.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.16 million 959,897 1.33 million 10
2000s 1.36 million 1.35 million 1.37 million 10
2010s 1.39 million 1.35 million 1.44 million 6

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 47 Cote d'Ivoire 1.53 million compare
  2. 48 Cameroon 1.49 million compare
  3. 49 Angola 1.47 million compare
  4. 51 Niger 1.35 million compare
  5. 52 Burkina Faso 1.33 million compare
  6. 53 Spain 1.33 million compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population, ages 12-17, male in Syria?
Population, ages 12-17, male in Syria was 1.44 million in 2015, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived).
What is the highest population, ages 12-17, male recorded in Syria?
The highest recorded value was 1.44 million in 2015.
What is the lowest population, ages 12-17, male recorded in Syria?
The lowest recorded value was 959,897 in 1990.
How does Syria rank for population, ages 12-17, male?
Syria ranks 50th out of 191 countries with data for 2015.
Is population, ages 12-17, male rising or falling in Syria?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Syria data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived), published as part of Population, ages 12-17, male. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population, ages 12-17, male
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics (Derived)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 4,786 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed

Population, ages 12-17, male is the total number of males age 12-17.